VdB 16 is a small reflection nebula in the constellation Aries. It is illuminated by the 9 mag. star HIP 16170 with spectral class F. The nebulous region illuminated by the star is part of a large nebulous complex known as the Perseus Cloud, of which it is the most remote end and at the highest galactic latitude. To the north is seen the dark nebula, listed as B 204 (or LDN 1455, see mouseover), to which another cloud is connected (B 202 or LDN 1451). In the entire region, star formation phenomena are active, witnessed by the presence of young stellar objects. The distance to the system is estimated to be 980 light years from the Solar System.